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Facebook says Q2 ad revenue was $28.58B, up 56% YoY, with average price per ad up 47% YoY and a 6% YoY increase in ads delivered (@stephcondoncbs / ZDNet) https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-beats-q2-estimates-as-ad-revenue-climbs/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p55#a210728p55 …

Facebook reports Q2 revenue of $29.08B, up 56% YoY, MAUs of 2.9B, up 7% YoY, headcount of 63,404, up 21% YoY, average price per ad up 47% YoY; stock down ~4% (Facebook) https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2021/Facebook-Reports-Second-Quarter-2021-Results/default.aspx …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p54#a210728p54 …

Facebook Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results (Facebook) https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2021/Facebook-Reports-Second-Quarter-2021-Results/default.aspx …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p54#a210728p54 …

In a memo, Apple says it plans to restore a mask requirement for staff and customers at most of its US retail stores on Thursday, due to rising COVID cases (@markgurman / Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/apple-to-restore-mask-mandate-at-most-stores-for-shoppers-staff …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p53#a210728p53 …

NSO Group confirms that Israeli government officials opened an investigation and visited NSO's Tel Aviv office on Wednesday to assess Pegasus abuse allegations (@howelloneill / MIT Technology Review) https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/28/1030244/israel-investigation-nso-group-pegasus-spyware/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p52#a210728p52 …

Walmart announces it will sell its e-commerce tech to small and medium-size retailers, and it partners with Adobe to sell the software as a subscription (@courtreagan / CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/walmart-to-sell-e-commerce-technology-to-smaller-retailers-.html …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p51#a210728p51 …

Google releases the first stable build of Jetpack Compose, a UI framework for Android, after two years in public development (@cody_toombs / Android Police) https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/28/googles-vision-of-android-development-is-finally-realized-with-jetpack-compose-1-0/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p50#a210728p50 …

Microsoft says it has acquired Seattle-based Suplari, which uses AI to identify cost savings in the software procurement process; Suplari has raised $18M (@taylor_soper / GeekWire) https://www.geekwire.com/2021/microsoft-acquires-seattle-startup-suplari-uses-ai-analyze-corporate-spending/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p49#a210728p49 …

Researchers: Google Play Protect, Android's built-in malware detection tool, identified only 68.8% of 20K+ malicious apps, ranking last out of 15 security apps (@serghei / BleepingComputer) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-play-protect-fails-android-security-tests-once-more/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p48#a210728p48 …

Google says anyone coming to work at its campuses must be vaccinated, starting in the US, and will delay the return to offices from September until mid-October (@trippmickle / Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-require-vaccinations-for-on-campus-workers-11627491628?mod=djemalertNEWS …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p46#a210728p46 …

QuotaPath, which offers tools to track commissions for sales and revenue teams, raises $21.3M Series A led by Insight Partners (@bayareawriter / TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/28/quotapath-raises-21-3m-in-insight-partners-led-round-to-help-sales-teams-better-track-commissions/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p45#a210728p45 …

New York-based Synchron says it received FDA approval to test its brain-computer interface, beating Elon Musk's Neuralink and others (@mcbridesg / Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/elon-musk-neuralink-competitor-announces-fda-trial-for-brain-device …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p44#a210728p44 …

Coinbase report: in H1 2021, the market for ether was 3x busier than bitcoin, as ETH trading grew 1,461% to $1.4T, compared to BTC's 489% rise to $2.1T (@godbole17 / CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/ether-trading-volume-surged-1400-in-first-half-as-institutions-took-exposure-coinbase …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p43#a210728p43 …

A look at VTubers, virtual anime-like avatar YouTube channels driven by anonymous Japanese users that are now mainstream, surpassing 1.5B+ views/month in Q4'20 (@rolandkelts / Rest of World) https://restofworld.org/2021/vtubers/ http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p42#a210728p42 …

Google says its upcoming Play Store safety listings, similar to Apple's app nutrition labels, will feature info on app data collection, encryption, and more (@mariella_moon / Engadget) https://www.engadget.com/google-safety-section-play-android-apps-150052244.html …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p41#a210728p41 …

In a court filing, AGs from 45 states, DC, and Guam say they will appeal the dismissal of their Facebook antitrust case (@leah_nylen / Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/28/states-appeal-facebook-case-501247 …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p40#a210728p40 …

Twitter says it is testing a new shopping section that brands can add to the top of their profiles, launching in the US today on iOS (@jonporty / The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22597576/twitter-shopping-module-pilot-gamestop-arden-cove-brands?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p39#a210728p39 …

Sony says it has now sold over 10M PS5 consoles, up from the 7.8M announced in April, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation ever (@tomwarren / The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22597784/sony-ps5-playstation-5-sales?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p38#a210728p38 …

SonderMind, a marketplace to find mental health services, raises $150M co-led by Drive Capital and Premji Invest, sources say at a $1.1B valuation (@gilliantan / Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/sondermind-reaches-unicorn-status-as-mental-health-bets-surge …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p37#a210728p37 …

After Twitter's refusal to block content related to farmer protests, some Indian government ministers and departments are shifting to home-grown rival Koo (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/india/spats-with-twitter-indias-government-begins-messaging-shift-rival-koo-2021-07-28/ …http://www.techmeme.com/210728/p36#a210728p36 …